Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-08-26
Stewart Jackson. president of the Kan.

sas City, Mo-. despatch transfer company.
has nbsconded, leaving several personal
friends and relatives in the lurch 70 the
extent of $1,000 He obtained most OF
this by borrowing money on stock or the
company at fun face value
Postmaster Kelly OF Indiana, Pa, shot
and killed Jacob Rogers while he was at
tempting to rob the postofiice Rogers
was wrenchng the money from the drawer
when it rang an alarm, which brought the
postmaster To the room. He shot without
warning and the thief fell dead.
1t transpires that Hugh NJ. Brooks
alias Maxwell, the famous chloro-
former of Preller, turned his attention to
religiots matters about a month ago and
was received into the Catholic church.
The young mans father is much rejoiced
at the change that has come over his son
A leading business man OF Meeker, Col.
has written to Denver paper that the
Utes are not to blame for the trouble
there, and that the war is practically
white mans war on the Indians. The let
ter further says that the Indians do not
want to fight, but will if pressed much
further.
have served three years in the Union army
during the war Of the rebellion "a sub
stitute for Grover Cleveland, died in the
soldiers home near Bath, y. Y, recently
OF consumption. He was n Polish sailor,
aged 60 years, and claimed to have been
sworn in as Mr.. Cleveland's substitute
when he was drafted in Buffalo in IS B.
Alvin Clark, who had a wor divide rep
utation as a practical astronomer and
manufacturer of telescopes, and who had
been a resident of Cambridge, Mass for
the past ffty-two years, died on the :, tn
inst, aged So years and months. Thro ugh
his life he has gwen to the world the larg-
est and most powerful astronomical in
'trume nts ever made.
During the year ending June 30 there
were established in the United States 3, ~
postofiices and 800 discontinued On
designations and commissions expired
{, SOB appointments were made; on remov-
ais and suspensions, 2,5o4. The tai num-
Der Of postmasters appointed, of all classes,
was 1909; for three years, ending June
30, the number of appointments was
40, 1913.
The following are the newly-elected Off.
GERS of the Sons of Veterans. Gen. q. b
Abbott Of Chicago, commandments;
Col. Henry a. Frazee of Ohio, lieutenant
general; Col. j. j. Speaker of Missouri,
ma jorgeneral. c. b. Cook Of Dakota, Col.
Applegate of Nebraska, and G.. A. Ander
son, j. l.. +. Rakes and +. Is. Smith of
Pennsylvania, were chosen members Of the
council-in-chief Wheeling, W. Va, was
chosen as the next place of meeting.
Following are the new officers of the
American Association for the Advance
ment of Science President l. w Powell,
United States Geologist at Washington;
vice president ma the mates and astrono-
my, Prof. .. Stone OF the University of
Virginia; physics, Prof. A. a. Nicholson,
Cleveland chemists, Prof. Munroe, New
port; mechanical science, Prof Wood
worth, Washington University, st. Louis;
geology and geography, Prof. Cook, geolo-
gist, Rutgers College, New Jersey. The
next meeting will be held at Cleveland.
The report of the Hudson Bay exploring
expedition has been published. Capt.
Gordon is of the opinion that the straits,
TO specially constructed vessels up 10 :, 90
tons, are not navigabe before July |, and
he estimates the season Of navig alton TO
terminate about the first week in October.
He is further of the opinion that in an iron
ship making voyage between, say, Liver
pool and Hudson Bay, on arrival off the
western end of the straits, the compass
will not work, owing to magnetic disturb
ances Altogether he considers the navl-
CATION of Hudson's Straits as being more
than ordinarily difficult with shores in
hospitable and bleak, presenting picture
of loneliness. The only safety in thick
weather lies in the constant use of the lead
and keeping sharp lookout as the dead
reckoning is frequently in error to a con
siderable extent